Castle ‘Reinhardstein’ at Robertville (Belgium)
This castle is the highest located castle in Belgium (500 meter above sea-level) and is situated, isolated from the modern world, on top of a mass of rocks deep in the heart of the afforested valley of the Warche river, on a place previously chosen by the Celts in prehistoric times (about 4000 years ago).
The first castle on this spot was built in 1354.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the castle fell into disrepair due to financial problems of the then owners who left the premises.
Rumors that a treasure of gold and silver could have been hidden around the castle attracted numerous treasure hunters, who left the property in a pitiful state and the castle ended up as a complete ruin !
However, in 1969 a Belgian university professor bought the ruins from the government and decided to restore it to its past grandeur.
The restoration was completed in 1971 after 2 years of hard work because of the difficult accessibility.
The restoration works were based on old 17th century documents, engravings and drawings that were followed as closely as possible.
The result is what we can still see today.
Location : Ovifat – Robertville (Belgium)
The picture below shows the castle in summer conditions from another point of view
Castle 'Reinhardstein' at Robertville (Belgium)
Mark Billiau.
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RicoB 24/01/2015 20:57
Der Stolz von generationen strahlt aus dem alten Gemäuer.Claudio Oldrini 20/01/2015 15:08
Beautiful shot!***Claudio
s. sabine krause 19/01/2015 9:56
a gem in the forest catching the precious winter sunlight! what a beautiful capture of a successfully restored ruin – or should one rather call it a "replica"? i'm not sure… it looks splendid among the snow- and rime-covered trees – so very authentic, at least for a historical and architectural layman like me ; )… greetings, sabine. p.s.: you chose the perfect moment – mood- and light-wise! – for you shot! and i love that "upper frame" of blue sky!Susanne47 18/01/2015 20:35
Wunderschön, der "Puderzucker" macht sich besonders gut...Grüessli Susanne
Gunther Hasler 18/01/2015 20:27
Sehr schön, dass sich jemand gefunden hat, um diese interessante Burg zu erhalten, es wäre sehr schade gewesen, wenn sie verfallen wäre!Gruß, Gunther
TeresaM 18/01/2015 17:54
Un site magnifique.... et superbement mis en valeur !!!Une autre belle photo pour cet autre grande série.
Amitiés,
emen49 18/01/2015 15:23
Starke Aufnahme in einem tollem Licht. Klasse gesehen!VG Marianne
troedeljahn 17/01/2015 18:39
Beeindruckende Winteraufnahme. Dazu mit einem tollem Licht. Sieht richtig klasse aus.Viele Grüße
Wolfgang
Sigrid E 17/01/2015 17:37
Wunderschön im Winterkleid, eine tolle Aufnahme!LG Sigrid
mario valentini 17/01/2015 16:48
Fantastic landscape,well photographed.Gerlinde Gottschalk 17/01/2015 14:37
Wie im Märchen.....eine tolle Aufnahme mit einem interessanten Taxt dazu. Die Bildqualität ist vom Feinsten.LG.Gerlinde.
Mirjam Burer 17/01/2015 14:22
as always excellent quality, great compo, light and colours...thank you for the explanation Mark
Have a good weekend..
lg, Mirjam
Gisela Aul 17/01/2015 12:59
great place and wonderful winterlandscapelg. Gisela
Lawson McCulloch 17/01/2015 11:47
What a very beautiful scene, with the castle sitting on the rocks amongst those snow sprinkled trees and being lit by the gorgeous light. My compliments Mark.best wishes,
from Lawson
rolvin 17/01/2015 0:37
Very nice with the sugared fir trees. This impressive castle with its long history you have captured in a magnificent light.Wish U a nice weekend
Roland